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The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined u … The same day. [CENTRE HEADING]
Examined upon the said allegation.
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'''Cornelius Derrickson''' of Reynster [?woonne] in holland Mariner<br />
one of the company of the said shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune''<br />
aged 26 yeares or thereabouts, sworne and examined as aforesaid.
To the first article hee saith and deposeth that hee this deponent<br />
abou twelve weekes since was hired by his precontest Lauance Johnson<br />
master of the said shipp then lying at Amsterdam to goe one of her company<br />
in merchants service thence to Gottenburgh and there<br />
to lade pitch and tarr for this port of London for the accompt of merchants<br />
of London, and saith the said shipp was sent out from Amsterdam by<br />
a merchant of that citie named William davison who was commonly<br />
accompted owner of her. And otherwise hee cannot depose.
To the second article hee saith and deposeth that in or neere about the end of November abd<br />
beginning of the month of december last past one hance Marleere at Gottenburgh as ffactor<br />
or Agent to and for the arlate Anthony Phillips and William Smith of this Cittie Merchants laded<br />
the sayd vessell the ''Wheele of ffortune'' with three and twenty lasts and a half of tarr, and half a<br />
last of pitch to be thence transported to this port of London for the proper Accompt and adventure<br />
of the sayd Anthony Phillips and William Smith and here to bee delivered unto them And saith<br />
that on or about the 21th of this instant moneth of december (new style) the sayd shipp the<br />
''Wheele of ffortune'' having receaved her sayd ladeing aboard departed from Gottenburgh<br />
for London her port of discharge, And at or about the 28th of the same moneth (new style)<br />
towards evening comming (as this deponent guessed) within three leagues of the North<br />
fforeland and dearing in the darke to be much ingaged upon the Coast the sayd shipps<br />
Company shortened their sayles and lay a trie with a course of the mayne sayle, soe to<br />
drive till day light came on that they might come [?XXXX] in with more securitie, and that as soone<br />
as the night came on they put out their light in the sterne which continued constantly up and giving a good light till eight of the clock at night at which<br />
tyme hee saith a certayne shipp of fflushing named the ''Yonge Prince William'' whereof<br />
Claus doubleyope was Master came from fflushingwards bound for Biscay and came<br />
right before the winde without any light, and ran right upon the ''Wheele of ffortune'' which<br />
had then her light out upon her sterne (soe that the company of the ''Yonge Prince William''<br />
might easily have seene her and passed by her) and sayed her and suncke her downe<br />
in the sea with the foresayd goods soe laden aboard her for thew Accompt of the<br />
sayd Anthony Phillips and William Smith, and one half last of tarr for the<br />
Accompt of this deponents precontest Laurance Johnson Master of the shipp ''Wheele of ffortune''<br />
and all the Company of the sayd shipps cloathes saving what they had on their backs<br />
And soe the sayd shipp and goods perished and were cast away togeather with one of the<br />
Company of the sayd shipp ''Wheele of ffortune'' named Lawrence Williamson who was<br />
drowned in the sayd shipp, and all by meanes of the sayd shipp the ''Yonge Prince''<br />
''William'' soe running upon the ''Wheele of ffortune'' which might have bin avoided<br />
if the Company of the ''Yonge Prince'' had looked out and taken care (the ''Wheele''<br />
''of ffortune'' having her light out as aforesayd, And this deponent and the rest of<br />
the Company of the sayd shipp ''Wheele of ffortune'' and the Master thereof had much adoe<br />
to save themselves and get into the ''Yonge Prince'' And this hee saith was and is true and publique<br />
And otherwise hee cannot depose./
To the third hee saith the sayd shipp the ''Wheele of ffortune'' with her tackle and furniture<br />
at and to the sayd tyme of her being cast away as aforesayd were worth the summe of three<br />
and twenty hundred guilders And the Mariners cloathes and Instruments<br />
were worth the summe of three hundred guilders And the sayd Tarr<br />
was worth thirteene pounds sterling per last, And the halfe last of pitch<br />
nyne pounds sterling And soe much the sayd pitch and tarr (according to<br />
the Common report and estimation) would have yeilded at this Port And<br />
otherwise hee cannot depose./
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